A Child Lost

Metabolism--the lost child of cardiology.

This issue of the Journal features an experimental study on the triad of hypertrophy, ischemia and reperfusion (1). The results offer the promise that a targeted pharmacologic intervention may improve metabolism and function of the postischemic heart. Although this is not a completely novel concept, the link between energy substrate metabolism and function of the reperfused heart is not always ...

Laparoscopic simple prostatectomy, a lost child of laparoscopic surgery

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) requiring surgery has become a significant public health challenge in recent times as a result of the increase in population longevity. Furthermore, most of these patients have associated comorbidities and treatments, particularly with antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs causing limitations in the surgical options such as open simple prostatectomy, or even tr...

Child mortality in South Africa--we have lost touch.

Myocardial infarction in parents who lost a child: a nationwide prospective cohort study in Denmark.

BACKGROUND The association between psychological stress and coronary heart disease remains unclear. We conducted a prospective follow-up study based on national registers to investigate if the death of a child, one of the most severe stressors, increases the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) in parents. METHODS AND RESULTS From 1980 to 1996, 19 361 parents who lost a child (<18 years of age)...

Parents Who Have Lost a Child to Cancer: What Do They Really Need?

In a sample of parents who lost a child to cancer, we investigated their needs before and after their child’s death and how these needs were fulfilled. We met parents of AYA (adolescents and young adults) between 15 and 25 years old, who died in Curie Institute between 2000 and 2003. Twentyone families agreed to participate in this study between October 2005 and April 2006. When a family agreed...